Receptacle



Feb. 13, 1945 w. E. DONEGAN 2,369,341

RECEPTACLE Filed Nov. 23, 1943 INVENTOR. Will/am 5'. Don 23ml fli rommrs Patented Feb. 13, 1945 REGEP'I'ACLE William E. Donegan, Livingston, N. J., assignor to Certified Tool & Die 00., Cranford, N.-J., a corporation of New Jersey Application November 23, 1943, Serial No. 511,391 Claims. QL ZQG- EG) This invention relates to receptacles, and, more a particularly, to improvements in holders for lip-,

sticks, chapsticks, crayons, and similar expendable materials in stick form.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of the kind referred to above which is adapted to serve as a convenient handle during the application of the lipstick, for example, to the users lips, and to provide full protection .for the stick material when it is not in use.

It is a further and more specific object of the invention to provide a holder having a barrel portion within which the stick material is telescopically mounted so that its free end may be projected a desired amount and be locked in position for immediate application, or into which the entire stick may bedrawn and locked when it is not in use so that it may then be fully protected against damage to itself or to other objects with which it might come into contact.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder of the foregoing kind having a follower element slidably mounted on the barrel whichis adapted to serve as a handy means for advancing the stick material to'an operative position, and

for retracting that stick to a protected position within the barrel; and also having a cam which responds to rotation of -the follower on the barrel and serves either to lock the stick in any adjusted position, or to free it for further ad-j justment as the facts of. the particular case may require.

It is yet a further object of the invention to provide a holder in accordance with the fore,- going, which is of simple basic design, well adapted to be executed in plastic, metal or other suitable material, more cheaply and more satisfactorily than conventional holders of anything like comparable utility. i l

The foregoing and other objects of the invention, as well as various features thereof,-will be more fully understood from a consideration of the following detailed description of one embodiment of it, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view ofa holder constructed in accordance with the invention, in which the stick material has been advanced to a position for immediate usage.

Fig. -2 is a sectional view taken ontheline 2-2 of Fig. 1, and illustrating the internal arrange-1 ment of the parts.

' Fig. 1 in which the stick material has been retractecl to its protected position, and a cap has been applied to the barrel to complete the device.

In the drawing, and referring to Figs. 1 and 2,

numeral l0 designates a barrel element having of a lipstick or the like [3 may be inserted, and

one end closed by a base I l, and adapted to form a housing within the bore of which is slidably mounted a thimble l2. As here shown, the thimble is a simple cup-like part into which one end is preferably provided with oneor more tines or ribs M which serve to dig into the stick material and thus anchor it in place. The hole IS in the bottom of the thimble serves as a vent for air which would otherwise be trapped and form a cushion under the end of the stick during itsinsertion,-a factor which would seriously interfere with the loading of the holder.

In order to facilitate adjustment of the thimble, andhence of the position of the free end of Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the follower elethe stick I3 with respect to the mouth 16 of the barrel, the thimble is provided with an external lug II which projects through a slot 18 in the barrel; andthe barrel has a ring-like follower l9 slidably mounted on its outer surface and overlying the end of the lug .ll. Thus a simple straight-line movement ofthefollower along the barrel serves to advance thethimble I2, and project the end of the lipstick to a-position such as that shown in Figs. 1 and 2, ready for immediate application to a users lips, during which operation the barrel and base serve as a convenient handle or applicator. Obviously when the operation is complete, a movement of the ring along the barreltowards the base will serve to draw the a protected position within the baragainst its base, it is capable of covering substan tially the entire length of the lipstick. It is thus well adapted to protect the stickagainst damage when it is not in use, and likewise, of course, to

protect objects with which the stickmight other wise come into, contact.

It is highly desirable that the lipstick be capable ofbeing locked in any adjusted position within the barrel so that it will not slip during an application operation, for example, nor be accidentally advanced from its fully retracted posi tion when the stick'is not in use. allow for such locking whenever" the need-for it may arise, the holder of the present invention'is In order to provided with a cam element which is adapted to respond to a rotational movement of follower ring l9 to bind the thimble in its thenadjusted position. In the preferred embodiment this cam takes the form of a groove 20 in the inner face of the ring, which groove is eccentric to that face and overlies the end of lug "of the thimbleall as clearly appears in Figs. 3 and 4. Thus, upon rotation of the ring to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the shallower part of the groove 20 is brought to bear on the'end of lug H, thereby forcing the thimble to the left, as viewed in these figures, and causing it to bind against the inner surface of the barrel H]. In this position the frictional engagement between the surfaces is such that further sliding movement of the thimble is impossible, and the lipstick is thus locked in its operational position. If, on the other hand, the ring is rotated away from the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a deeper part of groove 20 will overlie lug l1, thus freeing that element from lateral pressure, and the thimble from engagement with the barrel. Under these circumstances the ring is free'to be moved along tage in a device of this kind, for it relieves the user of any forethought as to the direction in which the ring must be turned. If the device is locked, then there is but one direction in which the ring can be turned, and that turning will unlock the thimble. If, however, it is unlocked, rotation of any kind will produce a locking action.

The holder is completed by the application of a cap 2! which serves to cover the mouth of the It will be evident from an inspection of Fig. 3

While the holder is designed to be executed in plastic as mentioned above, it will be evident to those familiar with the art that it may be carried out in metal, wood, or other suitable material. It is further evident that certain changes may be made in the specific design of the partsthe thimble, for example, or the basewithout departing from any of the objects and .principles of the invention. Accordingly, it is'intended that the foregoing shall be construed in a descriptive sense.

What I claim is:

l. A receptacle comprising a cylindrical barrel having a slot extending lengthwise thereof, a thimble slidably disposed within said barrel, a 111% projecting from said thimble through said slot,

and a ring slidably mounted on the outer surface of said barrel, said ring having a recessed portion confining the end of said lug whereby movement of said ring lengthwise along said barrel will produce a corresponding movement of said thimble within said barrel, said ring also having a cam.

portion which is adapted upon rotation of said overlying the end of said means such that movement of the follower along the barrel produces like movement of said thimble within the barrel, said groove being eccentric to said follower whereby rotation of that element causes the inner surface of the groove toengage the end of said means and force said thimble into frictional locking engagement with the inner surface of said barrel.

barrel and further protect the stick when it is i not in use. Preparatory to the application'of the cap, the ring 19 is loosened, and drawn towards the base to retract the lipstick within the barrel. The cap 2| then slipsover the barrel, and its lower edge rests against the upper surface of the ring, forming a simple, generally cylin-' drical object of small size, which. quite obviously may be executed in any suitably decorative outer design, as is shown in Fig. 5.

The illustrated holder isintended to be executed in plastic material, and its constituent parts are particularly designed to facilitate the use of such material. cup-like form which can readily be molded, and the other parts are likewise adapted to such forming. It is particularly to be noted that the barrel is a simple cylinder having its mouth rounded oil, and beaded if desired; and the slot l8 extends froma point closely adjacent the mouth clear through to the lower edge of the barrel. The latter feature, of course, allows for the insertion of the thimble into the barrel, the

Thus the thimble is of.

3. A receptacle according toclaim 2, further characterized in that said slot extends from one end of said barrel to a pointadjacent the other end; and by the provision of a base element secured to that end of said barrel in which said slot opens. i

4. A receptacle according to claim 2, further characterized in that said slot extends from one end of said barrel to a point adjacent the other end; by the provision of a base element secured to that end of said barrel in which said slot opens, and a cap element adapted to telescope over said barrel with its outer surface complementing that of said follower when that element is disposed adjacent said base.

5. A cosmetic holder comprising a cylindrical barrel having a slot extending lengthwise thereof, means slidably disposed within said barrel for receiving and holding a cosmetic stick, a lug pr0' jecting from said means through said slot, and a ring slidably mounted on said barrel, said ring having a groove on its inner surface overlying the end portion of said lug whereby movement of said ring along said barrel will produce a like movement of said means within said barreLsaid groove being of varying depth such that rotation of said rin will cause it to bear laterally upon the end of said lug and frictionally bind said means in any adjusted position against said barrel.

WILLIAM E. DONEGAN. 

